KARACHI: Tax evaders have escalated usage of dry ports as the concerned authorities have taken strict measures against them.
As a result of the said activity, work load on dry ports of Islamabad, Faisalabad, Peshawar and Sambrail has swelled by 60 percent.
Similarly, 60 percent reduction in submission of documents of goods declaration has been witnessed. According to details, national exchequer is suffering loss in billions in terms of revenue collection as wicked practices of under-invoicing, miss-declaration and forgery are at their peak whereas, disappearance of containers filled with goods before reaching dry ports has now become a routine practice.
Customs sources revealed significant decrease in imports activity at various ports of Karachi in result of strict measures taken by the department aimed at curbing tax evasion. Customs sources further revealed that hundreds of containers that were cleared at Karachi port did not reach their desired destinations.
